"Today was a day of Total Fire Ban but we had planned this all week sowe decided to chance it. After driving in air-conditioned comfort pastGeelong we reached the road to Portarlington and eventually took aleft turn through an open gate next to the paddock containing thedashpoint. We saw a man selling flowers at the gate but we ignored himand continued on our quest. The temperature was 40șC, the grass wasdry (and high) and the dog was with us. So we decided not to crawlthrough the barbed wire on this occasion. When we drove back to theentrance the 'flower seller' had closed the gate and would not let uspass until we explained what we were doing. His reaction was positivebut he seemed to assume that we knew 'Dennis, the owner' so that wasalright ... we did not buy any flowers."

That's Geodashing in Australia with Dashing Dog Mac

"It is amazing how several things can merge to create an enjoyableouting. My wife and I have started a program of going for a hike onSaturday morning. St. Louis County Parks has a 30/30 program whereyou go for a 30 minute hike at 30 different parks and trails. December1st was our second effort. To make it simple, I just decided to dothem in alphabetical order. Bee Tree Park is second on the list. Iwas surprised when the December dashpoints came out to find an easilyaccessible dashpoint in Bee Tree Park. To add to our outing, theweather had steadily warmed during the week and by Saturday, themorning temperatures were already in the 60s F (16 C) and stillheading upward. We arrived at the park and immediately walked a coupleof hundred feet to an observation deck looking out over theMississippi River. We were 40 meters from the DP."

That's Geodashing in Missouri with RogBarn

"Since it is so convenient, I decided to actually make this point achallenge, and RAN to the point from my house and back, as part of avirtual 5K 'Apocalypse Run'. This may be the first dashpoint along a5K race route (although a virtual race makes that sketchy), scoredduring a race and with a finisher's medal awarded for the dash. "

That's Geodashing in North Las Vegas with AquaDyne

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Game 138 (GDBM) of Geodashing was won by team GeoTerriers, theirfourth win in a row. Honorable mention goes to team Llama League.

in Arkansas, in open farm fields up and over a levee near a biglooping bend of the Mississippi River

in Missouri, at the bottom of a bluff overlooking the MississippiRiver in Bee Tree Park

down a dirt road in New York, with several log homes on it, includingone with two large "Seasons Greetings" banners hung from trees

in rural Quebec, in scrubby pine woods that line both sides of theroad

in the southern California desert, several kilometers down dirt roadsand past a couple of Joshua trees

in Delaware, just off the driveway to the right of a two-story whitehouse ("Couldn't see a lot of details in the fog, but the mailbox waswhite, and there was a silver car in the driveway.")

unreachable, about 700 meters on fire roads from northern California'sPulgas Water Temple, which is part of the 1930's era water projectthat provides water to San Francisco from the Yosemite area 160 milesaway

on the edge of a limestone quarry in the far west of Chicago

and southeast of Houston, in a video repair van parked in front of oneof those rent-a-business places that look like storage lockers

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Rogbarn summarizes his mad dash in America's heartland:

"The heavy snow belt continued on. When we finally arrived home, wehad a thin layer of snow covering the ground but it pretty much meltedthe next day. It was a successful trip, 7 dashpoints and 21 points in3 days and 960 miles of driving, including at least 25 miles on sloppygravel roads."

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Thanks to all the Geodashing players, whose many great reports arequoted here, not always with proper attribution. Complete, originalreports are available on the Web site.

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About Geodashing: Geodashing is a game in which players use GPSreceivers on a playing field that covers the entire planet. Thewaypoints, or dashpoints, to be reached are randomly selected. The wingoes to who can get to the most dashpoints; that is, if you can get tothem at all! Each game has a new set of dashpoints making each gamedifferent and unpredictable. For more information and to play, visit< http://GPSgames.org > .